The Bloody Chamber Analysis
An analysis of The Bloody Chamber
- Created by: Minxeh
- Created on: 04-06-14 12:48
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- The Bloody Chamber Analysis
- Themes
- Violence, gore & death
- Sexuality
- Destruction of Innocence
- Gothic
- Symbolism
- White lilies - death flower
- Mirrors - shows your real self, supernatural connotations
- Blood - can symbolise either death or life
- Key Quotes
- "Into the unguessable country of marriage"
- "Opulent male scent of leather and spices"
- "He seemed to me like a lily. Yes, a lily."
- "A choker of rubies, two inches wide, like an extraordinarily precious slit throat"
- "The flashing crimson jewels around her throat, bright as arterial blood"
- "A formal disrobing of the bride, a ritual from the brothel
- "The lilies I always associate with him; that are white. And stain you."
- "There is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer"
- AO2
- Form
- The narrative voice, the protagonist, is shown to be an innocent character, so a narrative we find we trust.
- Narrative voice of innocence juxtaposes the genre
- Gothic take on a fairytale, "Bluebeard"
- Structure
- Begins with reflection upon her past experiences
- Language
- Sexual language throughout, juxtaposition to the innocenct narrative - gothic
- Language linked to animals throughout, "dark mane", "pigeons egg", "naughty monkey"
- Frequent descriptions of her innocence
- Form
- Themes
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